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two out of three times, they will lose the president of the united states. a woman who is running the house and senate and it will have more clarity on the fiscal cliff and they will have just heard the opinion of the american people about how interventionist a water policy officials to be so they can make a more informed decisions about their balance sheet. to deal with the pressing problem -- the unemployment rate, and acceptable downside risks to inflation, but that is holding the bridge until december. >> one of the things was that the defense of the idea that quantitative easing really works. my personal sense had been it worked the first time and less the second time and this diminishing curve -- do they seem to be deemphasizing that? >> i think it has always been clear that the first-round of quantitative easing that came in 2009 was going to be more effective than if you get under more normal times. going back to 2010, he made that point. i don't think this notion that it has been less effective and more recent times that it was in the first round is
two out of three times, they will lose the president of the united states. a woman who is running the house and senate and it will have more clarity on the fiscal cliff and they will have just heard the opinion of the american people about how interventionist a water policy officials to be so they can make a more informed decisions about their balance sheet. to deal with the pressing problem -- the unemployment rate, and acceptable downside risks to inflation, but that is holding the bridge...
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and to the next vcht the united states, joe biden, -- vice president of the united states, joe biden, i thank you. [applause] [cheers and applause] i am grateful to finish this journey with one the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to conductors on the am trak train he still takes home every night. to the love of my life, our next first lady, michelle obama. [cheers and applause] and to malia and sasha. i love you so much and i am so proud of you. [cheers and applause] four years ago i stood before you and told you my story, that the brief union of a young man from kenya and a young woman from kansas who weren't well off, weren't well known, but shared a belief that in america their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to. it is that promise that's always set this country apart, that through hard work and sacrifice each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one american family tone sure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well. that's why i stand here tonight, because for 232 years, at each mo
and to the next vcht the united states, joe biden, -- vice president of the united states, joe biden, i thank you. [applause] [cheers and applause] i am grateful to finish this journey with one the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to conductors on the am trak train he still takes home every night. to the love of my life, our next first lady, michelle obama. [cheers and applause] and to malia and sasha. i love you so much and i am so proud of you....
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president of the united states. the chair will now make a motion to adjourn. is there a second of all those in favor, say aye. all those opposed? the ayes have it. this is adjourn. god bless the democratic party, and most importantly, god bless the united states of america. racand racks president obama and vice president joe biden accepting the nomination for a second term in office. in a few minutes we will be taking your phone calls. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] you can tweet us a comment as well. please use #dnc. a night of stark contrasts drawn by the speakers. we will be back in a few minutes to begin taking your calls. good evening. >> we will begin our reaction to the president of acceptance speech down on the floor. guard steve of euro from denver -- two delegates from denver. what did you hear? i think that is what the president set out to do. the purpose of the week was to show contrast, and it clearly was a fine, very shar
president of the united states. the chair will now make a motion to adjourn. is there a second of all those in favor, say aye. all those opposed? the ayes have it. this is adjourn. god bless the democratic party, and most importantly, god bless the united states of america. racand racks president obama and vice president joe biden accepting the nomination for a second term in office. in a few minutes we will be taking your phone calls. [captioning performed by national captioning institute]...
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[applause] [applause] i want barack obama to be the next president of the united states, and i probably nominate -- probably nominate him to be the standard bearer of bearer of the democratic party. [applause] in tampa a few days ago we heard a lot of talk about how the president and the democrats do not believe in free enterprise and individual initiative, how we want everyone to be dependent now on the government, how bad we are on the economy. this alternative universe says that everyone of us in this room who amounts to anything, we are all completely self made. one of the greatest german the -- chairman of the democratic party ever had, bob strauss and -- which is rated bob strauss says every american wants you to believe he was born in a log cabin he built himself, [laughter] but he admitted it ain't so. [laughter] we democrats think the country works better with real opportunities. with a relentless focus on the future,with business and government working together to promote growth and proudly share prosperity. we believe we are all in this together is a far better philosophy tha
[applause] [applause] i want barack obama to be the next president of the united states, and i probably nominate -- probably nominate him to be the standard bearer of bearer of the democratic party. [applause] in tampa a few days ago we heard a lot of talk about how the president and the democrats do not believe in free enterprise and individual initiative, how we want everyone to be dependent now on the government, how bad we are on the economy. this alternative universe says that everyone of...
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there is the united states of america. there is not a black america and a white america and latin america and asia and america. a there is the united states of america. the pundits like to slice and dice and our country and to read states and blue states. red states for republicans and lose dates for democrats. we were shut off some got in the blue stated we don't like federal agents looking around in our libraries in the red states. we totally and the blue states and we have gay friends in the red states. there are patriots that oppose the war in iraq and there are patriots that support the war in iraq. we are one people, pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes. all of us defending the united states of america. in the end, that is what this election is about. do we participate in a politics of cynicism? or do we participate in the politics of pe? >> eight years ago by what was that a little-known state senator from illinois, barack obama, a candidate for the senate. as he lived at the trajectory of his life, in 2000,
there is the united states of america. there is not a black america and a white america and latin america and asia and america. a there is the united states of america. the pundits like to slice and dice and our country and to read states and blue states. red states for republicans and lose dates for democrats. we were shut off some got in the blue stated we don't like federal agents looking around in our libraries in the red states. we totally and the blue states and we have gay friends in the...
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united states. we did not teach our daughters that they were second-class citizens. but proposal after proposal, mitt romney and paul ryan at want to make women second-class citizens again. we will not let that happen. [applause] as a fourth generation call rod allen, i believe our western spirit is an inspiration for what makes america great. westerners stand strong in our defense of individual rights and women's equality. [applause] in 2013 colorado will celebrate its 120th anniversary of granting women the right to vote. the very first state in the nation to do so. the achievements we have achieved did not come easily. many oppose the advance of women into new roles and responsibilities and even oppose our right to vote. but, working together, we have established our rightful place in our american republic. even today, there are still many battles to be one. mitt romney and paul ryan would have us fighting to defend hold gains all over again. more and more common in this economy, the women are th
united states. we did not teach our daughters that they were second-class citizens. but proposal after proposal, mitt romney and paul ryan at want to make women second-class citizens again. we will not let that happen. [applause] as a fourth generation call rod allen, i believe our western spirit is an inspiration for what makes america great. westerners stand strong in our defense of individual rights and women's equality. [applause] in 2013 colorado will celebrate its 120th anniversary of...
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this is the wrong direction for the united states. host: 52 candidates are being supported by the organization, is that correct? guest: it is. we are working directly with 10 women running for the united states senate. that is a record in this country. we have great candidates running for the house and hundreds of women running for seats all across the country. the energy around these races is amazing. i'm so excited to work with folks like elizabeth warren, who'll b and the first openly gy member of congress in wisconsin. we have seen a lot of women that want to get in there and figure out we will move this country forward. emily's list has seen a quadrupling of our organization. our organization is now nearing 2 million people who are joining us to say it is time to have a government that looks more like this country and has more women's voices and sunday an equal number of women and men in congress. it has been a great year already. we need to get women out to vote and we feel good about the process. host: do women apply to familie
this is the wrong direction for the united states. host: 52 candidates are being supported by the organization, is that correct? guest: it is. we are working directly with 10 women running for the united states senate. that is a record in this country. we have great candidates running for the house and hundreds of women running for seats all across the country. the energy around these races is amazing. i'm so excited to work with folks like elizabeth warren, who'll b and the first openly gy...
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two issues of imminent danger to the united states. sunflares knockout our electrical grid in the united states. i talked to my congressman about this. i want the presidents to discuss the imminent danger. i want you to join and discuss this. there is a shield act proposed and that needs to be considered and passed by congress as soon as possible. there's a new book that says we have reached the peak every thing in our modern way of life is in jeopardy because we are running out of resources. i want your reaction to the shield act and talking about the sun flares which could knock out rical grid.n belgra guest: presidential candidates should be talking about it. it is a priority for the house and senate to pass legislation to address that issue. as far as the book, i've not had the opportunity to read it. i have sat in many hearings and i'm convinced that instead of reaching a peak of our resources in america, i think that we have immense resources in america. we had a hearing two weeks ago and we had a lot of witnesses that said citib
two issues of imminent danger to the united states. sunflares knockout our electrical grid in the united states. i talked to my congressman about this. i want the presidents to discuss the imminent danger. i want you to join and discuss this. there is a shield act proposed and that needs to be considered and passed by congress as soon as possible. there's a new book that says we have reached the peak every thing in our modern way of life is in jeopardy because we are running out of resources. i...
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he would not let it get to the united states congress to vote on. why? because they will not voted for a single solitary reduction in the debt if it includes $1 in new taxes for millionaires. not even one dollar. that is the fact. [audience: boo] i do not need your boos. i need your votes and organization. [cheers and applause] i love how they bleat over the national debt. they are so concerned about it now. mitt romney, when asked if he had a plan to reduce the national debt if it included $10 in reduction of federal spending and $1 in the reduction of the debt, he said no. this is not on the level. these guys are not about to vote to reduce the national debt or have a plan if it requires millionaires to pay a cent. the amazing thing is that they are concerned. what is even more amazing, i watched at their convention, is that they have discovered the middle class. it was like, my god, there's a middle class. there it is. there it is. i never heard those guys use the phrase "middle class" more probably in their whole lives than they did at that conventio
he would not let it get to the united states congress to vote on. why? because they will not voted for a single solitary reduction in the debt if it includes $1 in new taxes for millionaires. not even one dollar. that is the fact. [audience: boo] i do not need your boos. i need your votes and organization. [cheers and applause] i love how they bleat over the national debt. they are so concerned about it now. mitt romney, when asked if he had a plan to reduce the national debt if it included $10...
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it is only natural that the united states relationship with burma should have some impact on united states relations with china. and also that our relations with the united states would impacts to a certain degree on our relations with china. but i think that this could be taken forward in a positive fashion. it does not mean that because burma is in beijing now with the united states -- is in beijing now with the united states that the relationship with china should in any way deteriorate. also it does not mean the united states is engaging in burma. it should not be seen as a hostile step towards china. we can use our renewed situation to strengthen relations between all three countries. i will put it very simply. it would be to our advantage, the united states and china, to establish friendly relations. this would help a great deal. this is what i look forward to being -- this is what i look forward to. burma has had a history of preserving friendship with many different countries following different ideologies. as it was one of the first countries to recognize communist china back in t
it is only natural that the united states relationship with burma should have some impact on united states relations with china. and also that our relations with the united states would impacts to a certain degree on our relations with china. but i think that this could be taken forward in a positive fashion. it does not mean that because burma is in beijing now with the united states -- is in beijing now with the united states that the relationship with china should in any way deteriorate....
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we need to pull out -- pulled out and the structure money out and bring it back to the united states of america. we need a big bridge near washington, missouri. we need more highways and missouri. we need dam projects on the missouri river. i disagree with that. >> the center mention something about your position on competitive contracts. did you want to respond? >> i believe competitive bidding is a good thing. what you have going in iraq is pretty interesting. you had people who were terrorists. anything anybody did, they would load up or shoot anybody associated with it. -- they would blow it up or shoot anybody associated with it. the attacks on the idea of roads in afghanistan, the big economy and afghanistan is heroin. her win, you can put on a motorcycle -- heroin, you can put on a motorcycle and take somewhere. i have a kid serving in afghanistan. i he a kid almost killed in iraq. i understand the cost of what we are doing. i want to do it in the right way. >> did you want an additional 45 seconds? >>here was nothing about the contract and in iraq that did that require a comp
we need to pull out -- pulled out and the structure money out and bring it back to the united states of america. we need a big bridge near washington, missouri. we need more highways and missouri. we need dam projects on the missouri river. i disagree with that. >> the center mention something about your position on competitive contracts. did you want to respond? >> i believe competitive bidding is a good thing. what you have going in iraq is pretty interesting. you had people who...
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and may god bless the united states of america. thank you. >> wow, what's a mom like me doing in a place like this? i'm not even a political person but what i am is a military mom. my husband and i are so proud of our five kids. one each in the army, the navy, the air force, and the marines. our youngest is still in high school and, yes, we are hoping he will join the coast guard. they are mom's most precious treasures. and i don't know when i'm going to get them together again because one of them is always deploying. but because of dr. biden and the first lady, our lives are a little bit easier. along with president obama, they have made helping military families a top priority. they've brought together the american people including thousands of businesses to become part of a nationwide support network. it is honor and respect in action. and it warms this mother's heart. last december, i wrote michelle obama a christmas card. just a mom to mom note to say thank you for caring. the first lady not only read my letter. she invited my
and may god bless the united states of america. thank you. >> wow, what's a mom like me doing in a place like this? i'm not even a political person but what i am is a military mom. my husband and i are so proud of our five kids. one each in the army, the navy, the air force, and the marines. our youngest is still in high school and, yes, we are hoping he will join the coast guard. they are mom's most precious treasures. and i don't know when i'm going to get them together again because...
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right here in the united states of america. [applause] when it comes to the health of our families, barack refused to listen to those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day. another president. he did not care whether it was the easy thing to do politically. that is not how he was raised. he cared that it was the right thing to do. [applause] he did it because he believed that here in america, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine. our kids should be able to see a doctor when they are sick. and no one in this country should ever go broke because of an accident or illness. [applause] and he believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care. [applause] that is what my husband stands for. when it comes to giving our kids reeducation they deserve, barack knows that like me and so many of you, he never could have attended college without financial aid. and believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bill w
right here in the united states of america. [applause] when it comes to the health of our families, barack refused to listen to those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day. another president. he did not care whether it was the easy thing to do politically. that is not how he was raised. he cared that it was the right thing to do. [applause] he did it because he believed that here in america, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine. our kids should be able to...
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god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [cheering and applause] >> delegates and the convention participants, please welcome governor tim kaine, former governor and canada for the senate in virginia. >> good evening. it is so great to be here tonight. charlotte is doing a great job and i especially want to give thanks to my friends from virginia. [cheering and applause] a few years ago, very few imagined a virginia would be a battleground state. virginia had last botha for a democrat for president in 1964. but in 2008, we probably cast our electoral votes for president obama. [cheering and applause] in 2006, and in 2008, we elected to outstanding senators, jim webb and mark warner. if i have anything to do with that, we will win again in 2012. [applause] how did virginia go from red to purple? we did it with grass roots of excitement and hard work. we showed virginians that democrats get results. when i was governor during the worst recession since the great depression, a virginia maintained one of the lowest unemployment r
god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [cheering and applause] >> delegates and the convention participants, please welcome governor tim kaine, former governor and canada for the senate in virginia. >> good evening. it is so great to be here tonight. charlotte is doing a great job and i especially want to give thanks to my friends from virginia. [cheering and applause] a few years ago, very few imagined a virginia would be a battleground state. virginia had last...
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[applause] madam chairwoman, delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> the president accepting his nomination of the democrats here at the time warner cable arena. one last visit to the floor. >> we wanted to move beyond what happened tonight and what vester will happen tomorrow and the next couple of days with the candidates. >> it will be a nonstops brand starting tomorrow. the president and vice president will go to new hampshire and iowa. some key battleground states. and moving on to florida. mitt romney is also going to iowa and you have paul ryan going to nevada. it will be a nonstop spread in these battleground states try to take the messages that they try to make in their convention speeches and amplified days. one of the points that obama's campaign manager may from the stage was that in three weeks, early voting starts in iowa. it might seem like it is a couple of months, but this will be a real sprint now and it is going to be -- a lot of excitement at both conventions and they have to translate that and get that mess
[applause] madam chairwoman, delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> the president accepting his nomination of the democrats here at the time warner cable arena. one last visit to the floor. >> we wanted to move beyond what happened tonight and what vester will happen tomorrow and the next couple of days with the candidates. >> it will be a nonstops brand starting tomorrow. the president and vice president will go to new...
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republican secretaries of state , 71 united states senators also supported president obama's new treaty, but not mitt romney. he has even flirted of the preposterous notion russia is our number one and geopolitical foe. sarah palin said she could see russia from alaska. and mitt romney talks like he can only see russia from watching rocky iv. [applause] so here is the choice in 2012. mitt romney, out of touch at home, out of his depth of broad, and out of the mainstream camorra or barack obama, -- out of the mainstream, or barack obama, a commander in chief who gives our troops the tools they need now at war, the honor they have earned at home, a man who will never ask other men and women to fight a war without a plan to win the peace, and let me say something else. let me say something else. no nominee for president should ever fail in the midst of a war to pay tribute to our troops overseas in his except in speech. mitt romney was talking about america. they are on the front lines every day defending america, and they deserve our thanks. [applause] >> usa, usa, usa! [applause] >> some
republican secretaries of state , 71 united states senators also supported president obama's new treaty, but not mitt romney. he has even flirted of the preposterous notion russia is our number one and geopolitical foe. sarah palin said she could see russia from alaska. and mitt romney talks like he can only see russia from watching rocky iv. [applause] so here is the choice in 2012. mitt romney, out of touch at home, out of his depth of broad, and out of the mainstream camorra or barack obama,...
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obama did not get enough experience to be president of the united states. host: now to south carolina, a president obama supporter, dori. caller: what i heard people say really concerns me. i think the president has been very clear on his position. i don't think people are looking at information. i think a lot of them are listening to news programs a lot of times. one of the things that really concerns me, and i don't hear enough about this, i don't want other people telling you about my health and what decisions i have to make for my life and my morality. there is too much conversation from a lot of people in the gop and mitt romney is not an independent thinker. he will not stand up against people who are taking a real hard-line position to the right on those issues. host: were you overly excited -- how would you describe yourself in 2008 when you voted for president obama? excited about his administration? compare that to how you feel now. caller: i was not excited. i was convinced he was the right person, especially when sarah palin was elected as vice
obama did not get enough experience to be president of the united states. host: now to south carolina, a president obama supporter, dori. caller: what i heard people say really concerns me. i think the president has been very clear on his position. i don't think people are looking at information. i think a lot of them are listening to news programs a lot of times. one of the things that really concerns me, and i don't hear enough about this, i don't want other people telling you about my health...
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guest: potus is president of the united states. you can see exactly what happened. it explains it. it has the back channel conversations, the notes of the meetings, and the interviews with people. just to take an example. part of the solution of last year would be setting up a super committee to come up with $1.2 trillion. everybody said this would work. harry reid said it was a sure thing. mitch mcconnell expected it to work. committee met. the mechanism was to come up with this deficit reduction. and if you don't, we'll have sequestration, means forced spending cuts immediately in 2013 in a way that is decided almost with a hatchet, so everyone gets cut. the super committee failed. host: james from louisiana. caller: who do you think is calling the shots in the white house? the thing it is valerie jarrett or the other end of the chicago machine. guest: the president is calling the shots. he is heavily influenced and the man who ran his successful campaign in 2008, the senior adviser and has the office closest to the oval office. geography is very significant. when there is a deci
guest: potus is president of the united states. you can see exactly what happened. it explains it. it has the back channel conversations, the notes of the meetings, and the interviews with people. just to take an example. part of the solution of last year would be setting up a super committee to come up with $1.2 trillion. everybody said this would work. harry reid said it was a sure thing. mitch mcconnell expected it to work. committee met. the mechanism was to come up with this deficit...
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guest: potus is president of the united states. you can see exactly what happened. it explains it. it has the back channel conversations, the notes of the meetings, and the interviews with people. just to take an example. part of the solution of last year would be setting up a super committee to come up with $1.2 trillion. everybody said this would work. harry reid said it was a sure thing. mitch mcconnell expected it to work. committee met. the mechanism was to come up with this deficit reduction. havef you don't, we'll sequestration, means forced spending cuts immediately in 2013 in a way that is decided almost with a hatchet, so everyone gets cut. pentagon. medical research. the super committee failed. that is what we are stuck with. host: james from louisiana. caller: who do you think is calling the shots in the white house? the thing it is valerie jarrett -- do you think it is valerie jarrett or the other end of the chicago machine. thati is all. guest: the president is calling the shots. he is heavily influenced and the man who ran his successful campaign in 2008, the senior
guest: potus is president of the united states. you can see exactly what happened. it explains it. it has the back channel conversations, the notes of the meetings, and the interviews with people. just to take an example. part of the solution of last year would be setting up a super committee to come up with $1.2 trillion. everybody said this would work. harry reid said it was a sure thing. mitch mcconnell expected it to work. committee met. the mechanism was to come up with this deficit...
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there is the united states of america. the pundits like to slice and dice that country into red states and blue states, red states for republicans, blue states for democrats. but i have news for them, too. we were shut an awesome got in the blue states and we do not like them poking around in our libraries in the red states. we top liberally in the blue states and yes, we have gave friends in the red states. we are one people. all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes. all of us defending united states of america. in the end, that is what this election is about. do we participate in a politics of cynicism? or do we participate in a politics of hope? >> from 2004, his first appearance at a national convention. tonight, president barack obama accepting the renomination as the democratic candidate for president for a second term. we will go back to the floor to libby casey. >> the logistics must be complicated, having everything here at the arena. >> not much has changed. there are a couple of tweaks to will be p
there is the united states of america. the pundits like to slice and dice that country into red states and blue states, red states for republicans, blue states for democrats. but i have news for them, too. we were shut an awesome got in the blue states and we do not like them poking around in our libraries in the red states. we top liberally in the blue states and yes, we have gave friends in the red states. we are one people. all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes. all of us...
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states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know this because we have met the woman that he married. great?den, isn't she [applause] when she and michelle got together to support military families, they made this country so proud, and they have made such a great difference for military families across this country. [applause] now, i do have to tell you that i do have one problem with barack obama's choosing joe biden as his vice president, and that was that i never got to serve with him in the united states senate. but i am very proud to be here, to introduce our vice president, a person that is one of
states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know...
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states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know this because we have met the woman that he married. jill biden, isn't she great? [applause] when she and michelle got together to support military families, they made this country so proud, and they have made such a great difference for military families across this country. [applause] now, i do have to tell you that i do have one problem with barack obama's choosing joe biden as his vice president, and that was that i never got to serve with him in the united states senate. but i am very proud to be here, to introduce our vice president, a person that i
states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know...
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states more accountable and the united states is not just going to get its way as a matter of course in requests from egypt to do various things and carry washington's water in the middle east like mubarek did. host: our guest is steve cook, you can send us an e-mail, c-span.org or join us on twitter, c-span/wj, news of the morning, we've been following this war in syria, which has an civil war, and how serious is it, and what, if anything, can the u.s. do? guest: well, i don't think that it being an all out civil war is actually news. we've been in a civil war situation in syria for quite some time now. it is an unfair fight, and syrian activists and opposition will say that it was a war that was forced upon them by the regime, that this is not a classic case of brother fighting brother. it's the regime's use of overall force, left with no choice to respond. but this is a horrific, tragic situation in which many people are going to die. there was a time when i believed that the united states could intervene in a constructive way. now that we are in an all out civil war, it is a ques
states more accountable and the united states is not just going to get its way as a matter of course in requests from egypt to do various things and carry washington's water in the middle east like mubarek did. host: our guest is steve cook, you can send us an e-mail, c-span.org or join us on twitter, c-span/wj, news of the morning, we've been following this war in syria, which has an civil war, and how serious is it, and what, if anything, can the u.s. do? guest: well, i don't think that it...
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>> i want barack obama to be the next president of the united states. i proudly nominate him to be the standard bearer of the democratic party. ♪ like [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] host: after a 48 minute speech by bill clinton, president obama became the official nominee of the democratic party last night. the first time a former president has nominated a successor. we want to get your reaction to president clinton's speech and to hear what you think president obama should talk about it his acceptance speech tonight. members are on the screen. -- numbers are on the sreen. if you happen to be a de legate and want to talk about what you've seen, we want to hear from you as well. you can also contact us electronically. you can see the different ways there. facebook if you want to make a comment or continue the conversation. or send an e-mail. here is the front page. "the charlotte observer." here is "the wall street journal." from a front-page view of "the financial times
>> i want barack obama to be the next president of the united states. i proudly nominate him to be the standard bearer of the democratic party. ♪ like [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] host: after a 48 minute speech by bill clinton, president obama became the official nominee of the democratic party last night. the first time a former president has nominated a successor. we want to get your reaction to...
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everyone will talk about how the president of the united states is sitting there for a long time. you have the stadium flap, then the jerusalem flat. the momentum they have got out of yesterday -- will have to see what happens tomorrow. >> the storage and tomorrow that i see is not what happened in the time warner irina. is this other stuff, what the president's speech will be, all of those things. the only speech we are talking about, anybody is talking about, is bill clinton's. there was a long roster of other people -- i do not think anybody else will talk about them. >> what is fascinating is that neither campaign thinks there'll be much of the bomb or movement in the polls from the two conventions. they think they will come out of it tied. it will be tied, probably, until we get to the debate. we all agree -- agree the debates will be in the corporate moment. there is still at 6%-10% who are not satisfied with what they got of the last four years but are not yet sold at mitt romney is a possibly safer bet to do a good job and the economy. >> one thing that will last -- presid
everyone will talk about how the president of the united states is sitting there for a long time. you have the stadium flap, then the jerusalem flat. the momentum they have got out of yesterday -- will have to see what happens tomorrow. >> the storage and tomorrow that i see is not what happened in the time warner irina. is this other stuff, what the president's speech will be, all of those things. the only speech we are talking about, anybody is talking about, is bill clinton's. there...
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states. -- candidate for president of the united states. i will now ask the secretary to call the role of the united states. >> good evening. delegates, now it is your turn to vote for our president. [applause] barack obama has been duly nominated and seconded by this convention, and thank you, president clinton, for that amazing speech. we will now begin to roll call of states. according to our rules, this shall proceed until our nominee is selected and continue until all 56 delegations have publicly delivered their vote, because we know that every state counts and every vote is precious. [applause] tonight, we renominate our friend, leader, and america's president, barack obama. so, let us began. alabama. [applause] alabama? you have 69 votes. >> madam secretary, i am the chair of the alabama delegation, representing the great state of alabama. the state where the 1965 -- and nurtured by blood, sweat, and tears. alabama has more black elected officials per-capita than any state in the nation. the right to vote is worth dying for, a state
states. -- candidate for president of the united states. i will now ask the secretary to call the role of the united states. >> good evening. delegates, now it is your turn to vote for our president. [applause] barack obama has been duly nominated and seconded by this convention, and thank you, president clinton, for that amazing speech. we will now begin to roll call of states. according to our rules, this shall proceed until our nominee is selected and continue until all 56 delegations...
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the states with the highest poverty rate in the united states, eight of the 10 are southern states, all but virginia in the south, all of the southern states are above the national average, some way above, with states like mississippi having over 30% living in poverty. 10 states with child poverty over 25%. nine of those are in the south. there are six million kid living in extreme poverty. that means income of less than half the federal poverty standard, and of those six million, 42% come from the south. there are 11 states with over 10% of their children living in extreme poverty, and 10 of those 11 are in the south. the pugh study, a new one, relatively new on economic mobility indicated that the lowest economic mobility in the united states is in louisiana, oklahoma, south carolina, alabama, florida, kentucky, mississippi, north carolina and texas. so this picture is pervasive. and in the south it's not getting better at the moment. the south was the only section of the country in the last census where these poverty figures got significantly worse. the next point being congenial to
the states with the highest poverty rate in the united states, eight of the 10 are southern states, all but virginia in the south, all of the southern states are above the national average, some way above, with states like mississippi having over 30% living in poverty. 10 states with child poverty over 25%. nine of those are in the south. there are six million kid living in extreme poverty. that means income of less than half the federal poverty standard, and of those six million, 42% come from...
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the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. >> that was one of the first decision i made as president, to save the u.s. auto industry from collapse. i am sending to congress a plan called the american jobs act. you should pass this plan right away. this is a make or break moment for the middle class and all of those fighting to get into the middle class. welcome home. welcome home. we are going to finish what we started. america, we have come so far. we have seen so much, there is so much more to do. >> please welcome grammy award winner, james taylor. >> i know it is an empty chair, it makes you nervous, doesn't it? [laughter] i'm going to sit on it. ♪ ♪ [singing] in my mind, i'm going to carolina can't you see the sunshine? can't you feel the moonshine? it is just like a friend of mine mindoing to carolina in my the silver sun, we watched the morning, i'm going to carolina in my mind there ain't no doubt in no one's mind that loves the finest thing around decent flight and dogs that bite and signs that might be amon's say i'
the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. >> that was one of the first decision i made as president, to save the u.s. auto industry from collapse. i am sending to congress a plan called the american jobs act. you should pass this plan right away. this is a make or break moment for the middle class and all of those fighting to get into the middle class. welcome home. welcome home. we are going to finish what we started. america, we...
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and god bless the united states. [applause] >> please welcome cory booker, platform committee chair. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. our platform, crafted by democrats, is not about partisanship but pragmatism; not about left or right, but about moving america and our economy forward. >> thank you. our platform-and our president- stand firm in the conviction that america must continue to out-build, out-innovate and out-educate the world. this platform is a clear choice between economic pathways: forward or back, inclusion or exclusion, grow together as a nation or be a country of savage disparities that favor the fortunate few over the greatest driving force of any economy-a large and robust middle class. we choose forward. we choose inclusion. we choose growing together. we choose american economic might and muscle, standing strong on the bedrock of the american ideal: a strong, empowered and ever-growing middle class. [applause] our platform emphasizes that a vibrant, free and fair market i
and god bless the united states. [applause] >> please welcome cory booker, platform committee chair. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. our platform, crafted by democrats, is not about partisanship but pragmatism; not about left or right, but about moving america and our economy forward. >> thank you. our platform-and our president- stand firm in the conviction that america must continue to out-build, out-innovate and out-educate the world. this platform...
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you also have a major united states senate race here. it's between tim kaine and george allen. how many people here, if the election were today say i'm with tim kaine. hands up for tim kaine. hands up. one. 1 1/2. two, three, four, five, six. how many say i'm with george allen? i got one, two and the other three if you are -- undecided at this stage of the game. ok. great. just wanted to get that one out of the way so we can take a look. let me start just ask you to give me a word or phrase to describe how things are going in america. word or phrase, christina, how are things going in america? >> tepid. >> because? >> i think things could be better. but i think things were worse in the past. we are sort of here in d.c. i think we have a skewed view what it is actually like outside of this region, but seems tepid. >> what's mary say? >> improving. >> improving. >> raj would say? >> b plus. >> susan how are things going in america? >> kind of scary. >> what way? >> there just doesn't seem to be any way to agree at least in congress. the good old days where they would go out for a
you also have a major united states senate race here. it's between tim kaine and george allen. how many people here, if the election were today say i'm with tim kaine. hands up for tim kaine. hands up. one. 1 1/2. two, three, four, five, six. how many say i'm with george allen? i got one, two and the other three if you are -- undecided at this stage of the game. ok. great. just wanted to get that one out of the way so we can take a look. let me start just ask you to give me a word or phrase to...
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it is not just the united states. i hope the president tonight gives us a better insight not just on how he will work more broadly, i think that is a dead issue. the difficulties he faces is more of a communicating issue. he has not done an effective job of communicating that to the american people. i thank you for your time. host: we have been watching live images from the cspan crew on the ground outside the convention center here in uptown charlotte. the vendors are selling their wares, everything from 2012 democrat buttons to barack obama faces. someone put the mask on with a smiling president. the media is gathered at the convention center. caucuses anden's pro-israel caucuses. they have been meeting on location at hotels throughout the charlotte region. we have been checking in with delegates as well as people from around the country this week to get their take on the democratic convention through social media. we have been collecting short video tweets. i am a student in tampa and i covered the rnc. >> i am her
it is not just the united states. i hope the president tonight gives us a better insight not just on how he will work more broadly, i think that is a dead issue. the difficulties he faces is more of a communicating issue. he has not done an effective job of communicating that to the american people. i thank you for your time. host: we have been watching live images from the cspan crew on the ground outside the convention center here in uptown charlotte. the vendors are selling their wares,...
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the right president for the united states. we choose john kerry, john kerry, john kerry. ♪ >> that was the mayor of baltimore, maryland, now the governor, martin o'malley. boston, massachusetts. with more on his remarks tonight, some speculate 2016. >> we are here with the washington correspondent for "the baltimore sun." >> i think he is trying to walk a fine line between elevating his profile and not appearing to. he has been at many events back- to-back. he has also spoken to hispanic voters, jewish voters. he has had a lot of offense here. i think he is trying to be careful not to overdo it. chris christie in tampa, all of these folks being talked about for 2016 are being careful to keep the focus on the nominee as much as possible. [inaudible]o >> i followed him this morning, i followed him late last night. he is all over charlotte. >> are these messages not about his core beliefs? >> there is a bit of both. for the large part, those two are in sync. he is on the sunday talk shows almost every sunday. he is a very pract
the right president for the united states. we choose john kerry, john kerry, john kerry. ♪ >> that was the mayor of baltimore, maryland, now the governor, martin o'malley. boston, massachusetts. with more on his remarks tonight, some speculate 2016. >> we are here with the washington correspondent for "the baltimore sun." >> i think he is trying to walk a fine line between elevating his profile and not appearing to. he has been at many events back- to-back. he has...
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in other words, communications here in the united states. remember i said i was down in the operations building and we begin playing defense before go on offense? as the director of nsa, you have a fair amount of authority. you can dial things up, get more aggressive. you cannot be haphazard about it. you have to sell it to congress. guess what i did about 11:00 morning of 9/11? if i had the authority to ratchet it up, i did. i call the head of the american intelligence and the heads of the house and senate intelligence committees. i told george. we were getting a bit more aggressive and the higher probability that we could intercept those types of messages that would tell us about the next attack. i did not hear from george for two or three days. and he says i visited with the president and vice-president dan i told them when you were doing. i said he was going to go to jail and i would bail him out. i was being aggressive but i was doing it within my authority. he was then asked if he could do anything more. so george calls me. the preside
in other words, communications here in the united states. remember i said i was down in the operations building and we begin playing defense before go on offense? as the director of nsa, you have a fair amount of authority. you can dial things up, get more aggressive. you cannot be haphazard about it. you have to sell it to congress. guess what i did about 11:00 morning of 9/11? if i had the authority to ratchet it up, i did. i call the head of the american intelligence and the heads of the...
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and there are very many other ways in which the united states can help us -- ways the united states can help us achieve our democratic ends, can help us build up the kind of democratic institutions that we are in such need of. sanctions are not the only way. we are very, very grateful for the fact that sanctions were instituted in the past. it's helped us greatly. i do not agree with those who say that sanctions hurt burma economically, but they certainly had a very great political effect and the fact that so many people try to blame sanctions for the economic ills of the country only proves how important it was as a weapon, not that it really hurt us economically. if you read the i.m.f., i think you will find sanctions in fact have very little economic impact in burma. >> i'm going to ask you a question that actually came from twitter. the question is, there are a number of cease-fire agreements and peace negotiations ongoing in burma with the various ethnic groups, what can the burmese government do to build trust with the ethnic groups and gain their confidence that the government is
and there are very many other ways in which the united states can help us -- ways the united states can help us achieve our democratic ends, can help us build up the kind of democratic institutions that we are in such need of. sanctions are not the only way. we are very, very grateful for the fact that sanctions were instituted in the past. it's helped us greatly. i do not agree with those who say that sanctions hurt burma economically, but they certainly had a very great political effect and...
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to avoid tax liability in the united states. i don't know what's in mitt romney's income tax returns. there must be something in there he doesn't want america to see because he is defying all of the calls to go public with the income tax returns. or income tax -- are income tax returns important? in boca raton, he judged 47% of the american people based on their income tax returns. we should judge mitt romney based on his income tax returns r his refusal to disclose them. >> from earlier today.lose them. the senate is back at 2:15. here on c-span, the senate -- the house gavels back in. over two dozen bills on the agenda today, including one honoring the diplomats killed in libya, in benghazi last week, and the re-authorization today of the federal emergency management agency. live coverage here on c-span at 2:00 p.m. eastern. host: the chair of the hamilton county, ohio, democratic party, tim. in cincinnati. and the republican party chair, alexander, from hamilton county. and from columbus, ohio, is jim, the political correspon
to avoid tax liability in the united states. i don't know what's in mitt romney's income tax returns. there must be something in there he doesn't want america to see because he is defying all of the calls to go public with the income tax returns. or income tax -- are income tax returns important? in boca raton, he judged 47% of the american people based on their income tax returns. we should judge mitt romney based on his income tax returns r his refusal to disclose them. >> from earlier...
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that is exactly where we find ourselves today in the united states. in education, economic development, energy policy, transportation, and health care. the challenge before us is not unlike the rope scheme in outdoor school. yet another post and another rope and you move from one post to another. the only way you can do is you have to lean way out here and for a minute, you have to let go of this group -- rope to grab the new one. it is a leap of faith to reach for the possible. the opportunities here, the leadership challenge is to be able to describe the new business model in such a way that people can see it and embrace it and let go of the old one to move forward. and then move from the current paradigm to a new one. for decades, the u.s. health care system has operated on a business model that assumes that the public sector and private employers are going to underwrite in medical inflation rate growing at a lot faster than this cpi and that the system will continue to stand, not withstanding the tenuous relationship between expenditures and posit
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in the united states and in europe, their voices are heard. they constitute 99% of the society. the human add ethical value are sacrificed in order to win growth and the willingness to listen to the demands of the people has become only to the time of election. the current world order is discriminatory and based on injustice. distinguished friends and colleagues, what should be done and what is the way of the current situation? there is no doubt that the world is in need of a new order and a fresh way of thinking. and although which man is recognized as god's supreme creation, enjoying material and spiritual equalities and possessing divine nature filled with in the -- in order tor survive, human dignity and believe in the universal happiness and perfection. three, an order which is after peace, security, and welfare for all walks of life around the globe. four, all that is founded upon trust and kindness, closer to each other, they must love people. five, a just and fair order in which everybody is equal before law and in which there is no other standard. leaders of the world m
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today the united states is working to evolve iraq. we have a strong relationship with the democratically elected. his relationship is codified f- through this agreement, we support the rockies and building a united, democratic -- we support the iraqis and building a united democratic nation. sectarian fortunes remain strong and threatened to derail institutional progress. the oila law on seoul's export sector. tensions with turkey and conflict within syria and iraq's relationship ir fifthan complicate our relationship with iraq, nevertheless, development i have seen it gives me reason for optimism. it is a large majority remain committed to resolving their differences politically instead of through violence. there are a protection recently passed 3 million barrels per day. a level not achieved for more than three decades. united states commercial interests are returning to iraq and iraqi students are studying that the states and increasing numbers. this shows a positive change. if confirmed, and pledged to continue working with our al
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states senate to the vice presidency of the united states. we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president, fighting to make sure we open the doors of opportunity for all americans working to create good jobs and to invest in education to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he fought for his entire career. we know that joe biden is also a very smart person. we know this because we have met the women that he married. -- woman that he married. isn't she great? when she and michelle back together to support military families, they made this country so proud. they have made such a great difference for military families across the country. i have one problem with barack obama's choosing to buy in as his vice president. i never got to serve with him in the united states sent -- senate. i am proud to be here to introduce our vice president, a person who is one of new hampshire pose the greatest friends, who has been a great vice president, joe biden. ♪ >
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the united states and to pay the debts. it doesn't mention a global military at all. you cannot have a small government and a global military. the military is probably the most expensive part of our government. it has the soldiers and also it is funding trillions upon hundreds of trillions of dollars to defense contractors. when you add it together, you have the largest aspect of their government, the military. guest: i do not know there was a question in there. going back to the constitution, if you read the constitution up front, it says our government is to provide for the common defense. it is a responsibility and the united states is the world's only superpower. we have a superpower -- we have a responsibility to maintain global peace and global security. there has not been a u.s. service member loss from an era tax since the 1950's. -- air attack since the 1950's .that's because we have erred dominance -- air dominance the matter where we go. global stability is in the interests of the united states. it does take reso
the united states and to pay the debts. it doesn't mention a global military at all. you cannot have a small government and a global military. the military is probably the most expensive part of our government. it has the soldiers and also it is funding trillions upon hundreds of trillions of dollars to defense contractors. when you add it together, you have the largest aspect of their government, the military. guest: i do not know there was a question in there. going back to the constitution,...
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jobs in the united states. it's because of this reality, i was, you know, co-sponsor of the vital legislation to lift -- to grant pntr to russia. the place -- to place additional reporting requirements on russia and the u.s. administration. these conditions ensure that russia implements its w.t.o. obligations and those obligations are enforced. some will raise the question, we had a problem when they came on the w.t.o. and we're still struggling with that. we have learned from that process. we have additional safeguards in this agreement that will help make sure that russia fully maintains its obligations under permanent -- mr. dreier: reclaiming my time to underscore this point. the notion of the w.t.o., an entity that stems from an agreement that the post-war leaders put together in 1947 called the general agreement on tariffs an trade, the idea behind it was to diminish tariff and nontariff barriers. when we saw in the early 1990's the w.t.o. put into place, the idea is to see ideas like intellectual propert
jobs in the united states. it's because of this reality, i was, you know, co-sponsor of the vital legislation to lift -- to grant pntr to russia. the place -- to place additional reporting requirements on russia and the u.s. administration. these conditions ensure that russia implements its w.t.o. obligations and those obligations are enforced. some will raise the question, we had a problem when they came on the w.t.o. and we're still struggling with that. we have learned from that process. we...
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god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the foo fighters. ♪ >> thank you very much. it is an honor to be here. i think this song makes perfect sense here tonight. ♪ [foo fighters "there goes my hero" playing] ♪ o ♪here goes my her fighters playing "there goes my hero"] ♪ ♪ [piano playing] ♪ [foo fighters playing "there goes my hero"] ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ playingighters "learning to walk again"] ♪ ♪ playingighters "learning to walk again"] ♪ ♪ ♪ [foo fighters playing "learning to walk again"] ♪ ♪ >> thank you very much. [applause] [cheers and applause] [applause] >> we are at a generous people. >> we are able to help other people because we are thriving. >> we are at our best when we say that we want the same kind of chance that we have had for others. >> i am not asking for millions of dollars. just a stable home. a stable family. >> people being able to find their own way. i hope i am among those people. >> i think all of america is intere
god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the foo fighters. ♪ >> thank you very much. it is an honor to be here. i think this song makes perfect sense here tonight. ♪ [foo fighters "there goes my hero" playing] ♪ o ♪here goes my her fighters playing "there goes my hero"] ♪ ♪ [piano playing] ♪ [foo fighters playing "there goes my hero"] ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ playingighters "learning...
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philadelphia has been the capital of the united states -- the veterans marched on philadelphia to demand payment. the congress at the time, they asked the local police to support them. they had no local police, of course. after that, they said, this will never happen again. we will have our own territory. the congress will be there. we will control it. if we have to call for help, we will be able to call for it because it is our territory. so they created this place called the district of columbia. the constitution gives congress full control over the district of columbia. what congress has done, this was done in 1973, was to delegate some of its authority to a locally elected government to manage the affairs of the district, with congress retain oversight authority. up until then, we had various forms of government, a government appointed, a mayor appointed by the president, and a city council. at one point, we had appointed units -- they were responsible to the congress, but we in the city had no votes at all. not until 1973 did we get the right to vote for our own local government. th
philadelphia has been the capital of the united states -- the veterans marched on philadelphia to demand payment. the congress at the time, they asked the local police to support them. they had no local police, of course. after that, they said, this will never happen again. we will have our own territory. the congress will be there. we will control it. if we have to call for help, we will be able to call for it because it is our territory. so they created this place called the district of...
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are just the united states of america. we will set aside job listings and get things done for the people. this is the most divisive atmosphere i have seen and this is the third president i have served with. when it mitt romney was the governor of massachusetts, nine of 10 legislators in his legislature were democrats. he did not demonize them. he did not demagogue. he reached across the aisle and he passed the budget without raising taxes. that is the kind of leadership we need. [applause] now we are going to hear a lot of words this week. but here is the final word we're not going to hear. we are not going to hear about how people are better off. pc the president cannot run on his record. -- you see the president cannot run on his record. that is why he will be running a campaign based on nt and division based on frustration and anger. guess what? we are not going to fall for it, are we? audience: no! >> and then he will talk about medicare. i am excited about this debate. we will win this debate on medicare. [applause] l
are just the united states of america. we will set aside job listings and get things done for the people. this is the most divisive atmosphere i have seen and this is the third president i have served with. when it mitt romney was the governor of massachusetts, nine of 10 legislators in his legislature were democrats. he did not demonize them. he did not demagogue. he reached across the aisle and he passed the budget without raising taxes. that is the kind of leadership we need. [applause] now...
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united states. the question is the extent of the ruling in 1981, called michigan vs. summers, that says if law enforcement agents find and architect any premises, they can detain the occupants while execute the search warrant. the police that follow that person some distance and stop that person away from the premises. in this case what happened is you had a defendant -- an informant come forward and say there was drug dealing at a certain location, police got a search warrant, they surveiled house, sought a man fitting the description of the person the informant had said was a drug dealer operating out of application. that man left with another man, got in a car, and drove away. the police fought them and stop them. he made state missed connecting insult to the premises. the police brought him back, and the search had been conducted, and officers had found guns and drugs in the location, and they arrested him. the evidence seized in the house -- he claimed he had been stopped billy crist had been stopped illegally. the argument in short is the following? they look at
united states. the question is the extent of the ruling in 1981, called michigan vs. summers, that says if law enforcement agents find and architect any premises, they can detain the occupants while execute the search warrant. the police that follow that person some distance and stop that person away from the premises. in this case what happened is you had a defendant -- an informant come forward and say there was drug dealing at a certain location, police got a search warrant, they surveiled...
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try with all the energy of the united states. the russians, lots of permission i had, they were very tough with hillary -- the last information i have, they were very tough with hillary clinton. we are in a difficult situation. we did it in kosovo. the new secretary-general said this is humanitarian activity. the responsibility to protect its to late. we should have used it before. we are in a messy situation. i do not know the prescription. so i stop here and let's see you illuminate us more. [laughter] >> everything he said as accurate. syria as far more complicated than libya or any of the others. we have a leader -- they have a leader i had met on numerous occasions to i do not like. he is a despot. he has taken over his father's role as a despot in chief of syria. i think people thought this might go just as easily as tunisia, egypt and with a little more time, libya. it is never going to happen. he has a military force that has demonstrated its competency over the last year-and-a-half. he also realizes that it is not just a
try with all the energy of the united states. the russians, lots of permission i had, they were very tough with hillary -- the last information i have, they were very tough with hillary clinton. we are in a difficult situation. we did it in kosovo. the new secretary-general said this is humanitarian activity. the responsibility to protect its to late. we should have used it before. we are in a messy situation. i do not know the prescription. so i stop here and let's see you illuminate us more....
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the united states enters world war ii. it looks gramm. it looks like we cannot possibly win this war. the roosevelts find a way to do it. leaders have to fix problems. i do not think that 1% of the people in the country will remember the speaker of the house during world war ii. the president has that responsibility. what is interesting is that i think president obama realizes that and i would expect governor romney, if he becomes president, would realize that as well. that is where the buck stops, as has been said. host: a lot of people call in to talk about what mitch mcconnell said about the main goal of the republicans after the apollo win. you reported -- after the obama wind. you reported on the full context -- after the obama win. you reported on the full context of what he said. guest: he is a tough guy. he has been excoriated for saying that they were making sure obama was a one-term president. we have dug into the interview, we wanted to find out exactly when he said that. turns out what he also said was that he did not want oba
the united states enters world war ii. it looks gramm. it looks like we cannot possibly win this war. the roosevelts find a way to do it. leaders have to fix problems. i do not think that 1% of the people in the country will remember the speaker of the house during world war ii. the president has that responsibility. what is interesting is that i think president obama realizes that and i would expect governor romney, if he becomes president, would realize that as well. that is where the buck...
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this united states, this land. quit trying to police the whole world. everyone is turning their back on the united states it seems like. when everyone turned their back on you, turned their back on them. you worry about the people in this country. host: jamie strawbridge. guest: thanks, michael. the point about taking care of your own, the u.s. government primary responsibility is to make sure their citizens are doing well. i think this administration, if you were to ask them, it's two sides of the same coin. they say we're taking china to court in the wto and enforce the global trade rules that has an effect on american workers. when you do that, and said china at the subsidies you are provided auto parts and auto sector are unfair and should remove those, if china does remove those, that could make u.s. exports of auto parts more competitive in third country markets, and also, allow u.s. auto parts manufacturers to compete on a more level playing field against chinese imports. when you are more competitive in thi
this united states, this land. quit trying to police the whole world. everyone is turning their back on the united states it seems like. when everyone turned their back on you, turned their back on them. you worry about the people in this country. host: jamie strawbridge. guest: thanks, michael. the point about taking care of your own, the u.s. government primary responsibility is to make sure their citizens are doing well. i think this administration, if you were to ask them, it's two sides of...
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that is to support the constitution of the united states. when you're making laws, it is not your prerogative to put your party first. host: mr. woodward. guest: that, as i point out, in the book, there is a scene after scene where the republicans show that they're not going to budge on some of these things. in their view, they are adhering to the constitution. in their view, they're doing what is necessary. the key point here is that speaker boehner is the nominal leader of republicans in the house and opened these negotiations last year with the president. there were all kinds of offers and discussions going back and forth on this. you can see the detail. you may blame obama. you may blame the republicans. you may blame me for writing about it. whenever it is. this is, if you will, the performance review. this is what we always used to call the best obtainable version of the truth. host: 1 last phone call for you, republican line in south carolina. caller: thank you, sir. please let me state a few facts. don't cut me off. host: we don't ha
that is to support the constitution of the united states. when you're making laws, it is not your prerogative to put your party first. host: mr. woodward. guest: that, as i point out, in the book, there is a scene after scene where the republicans show that they're not going to budge on some of these things. in their view, they are adhering to the constitution. in their view, they're doing what is necessary. the key point here is that speaker boehner is the nominal leader of republicans in the...
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it makes our united states navy go to 1915 levels. currently we have a naval force of 283 war ships. it goes down to 230. it takes our air force down to the smallest air force we hav had in modern history when we created the united states air force. it cuts nontactical fire squadrons. if you talk to any of our service chiefs, if you listen to the chairman of the joint chiefs, he talks about hallowing out this force. should not be doing this at a me when we see what is happening in the world right now, when the united states of america has had a sovereign piece of its territory attack, we have had an ambassador who has lostis life and the message we are sending is we are not going to do nothing. this bill says we have passed a plan out of the house. the senate, if you don't like our plan, come up with your own plan. mr. president, you are our commander in chief, come up with a plan. you know, one of the things you learn as a young officer, if you ever get in a firefight, if you get in an ambush, to do nothing means losing a life. those
it makes our united states navy go to 1915 levels. currently we have a naval force of 283 war ships. it goes down to 230. it takes our air force down to the smallest air force we hav had in modern history when we created the united states air force. it cuts nontactical fire squadrons. if you talk to any of our service chiefs, if you listen to the chairman of the joint chiefs, he talks about hallowing out this force. should not be doing this at a me when we see what is happening in the world...